Breton shortbread
Breton shortbread is a easy French recipe that serves 12. 120 calories per serving. Recipe by Once Upon a Time Pastry on YouTube.
Prep: 27 min | Cook: 12 min | Total: 49 min
Cost: $3.65 total, $0.30 per serving
Ingredients
- 2 units Egg yolks (medium-sized eggs)
- 150 g Granulated sugar (white granulated sugar)
- 250 g Salted butter (at room temperature)
- 300 g All-purpose flour (sift before use)
- 1 tsp Baking powder (baking powder)
- 2 pinches Fleur de sel (for a crunchy bite)
Instructions
Mix egg yolks and sugar
In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the granulated sugar until the mixture lightens and becomes slightly frothy.
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Incorporate the salted butter
Add the softened salted butter in small pieces and mix until fully incorporated.
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Add flour and baking powder
Sift the flour and baking powder, incorporate into the dough mixing until a homogeneous dough forms.
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Sprinkle the fleur de sel
Add two pinches of fleur de sel and mix very lightly.
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Roll out the dough
On a lightly floured work surface or between two sheets of parchment paper, roll the dough to about 5 mm thickness.
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Cut the biscuits
Use an 8 cm cookie cutter to cut the biscuits, place them on a perforated baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Baking
Place the sheet in a preheated oven at 180°C and bake for 12 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.
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Temperature: 180°C
Cool
Remove the biscuits from the oven, let them cool for 5 minutes on the sheet then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
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Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 120
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 12 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 0.2 g
Dietary info: vegetarian, low-carb, low-calorie, very-low-calorie, low-fat
Allergens: eggs, milk, gluten
Last updated: April 7, 2026






